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New Horizons: New license option in $1.5m refurbishment
Sep 16 2010
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A northern NSW retirement village has been completed to provide rental style accommodation for seniors. New Horizons residents will pay $70,000 for a lifetime licence giving them the right to live in one of the units. Residents will also pay a weekly amount of $135, after government rent assistance, for hotel style services such as three meals a day.

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